With Nate Adkins and Michael Burton sidelined, the Broncos will monitor the TE/FB waiver wire. "We have to fill that void," Sean Payton said.

This article was originally published on www.si.com/nfl/broncos as The Real Reason NFL.com's Bold Broncos Prediction Could Come True. On the heels of a 10-win season, the oddsmakers set the Denver Broncos' over/under win total at 9.5 in 2025. Internally, expectations are a Mile High for the Broncos, and it would seem that way externally, too.

On Monday, in a collaboration you may not have seen coming, the more than 20-year-old shoe brand, Crocs, announced the "NFL x Crocs Collection" with several teams, including the Broncos.

NFL teams typically carry three running backs on the active roster, but the Denver Broncos do not have a typical backfield.

And on the same day that the Broncos traded Vele, the Kansas City Chiefs sent one of their own receivers in a trade, that being Skyy Moore. The former 2022 second-round pick was buried on the depth chart and was dealt to San Francisco, with the Chiefs getting a 2027 sixth-round pick and the 49ers getting a 2027 seventh-rounder back.

Plus which undrafted rookies might crack the 53, the offensive line, just how high Kris Abrams-Draine can climb on the depth chart and much more.

The Athletic's Mike Jones put Denver Broncos CB Patrick Surtain II at No. 6 on his list of the Top 25 NFL Players 25 And Under in 2025.

Nevertheless, Broncos' first-round cornerback Jahdae Barron's transition to the professional ranks has marched ahead relatively smoothly and has garnered national scrutiny. Coming out of the Broncos' 27-7 preseason win over the Arizona Cardinals, NFL.com's Chad Reuter rendered a grade on Barron's contribution, giving him a B.

The Broncos are sending wide receiver Devaughn Vele to the Saints, NewOrleans.football’s Nick Underhill reports. Although Vele was only a seventh-round pick, he showed promise as a rookie. As a result,

The son of Deion Sanders, Shilo went undrafted this past April but was ultimately picked up by the Buccaneers in free agency. Sanders enjoyed a couple of solid seasons with the Buffaloes, most recently registering 67 tackles, a sack, a force fumble and a couple of fumble recoveries during the 2024 campaign.